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tS WENT 1
AND SO THE BATTLE OF LIFE
WAS GIVEN UP.
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A Prominent Business Man of St. Joseph
Mo. , Becomes IisheartenrI and Ies
pendent Ovcr flushness mtovcrses and to
Eud Troubles Resorts to Poison and
Pistol-Ho Dies in a Lath Tub-A
Lcadcr In Soclety.
Death at ills Own IIands.
' Ifnsses Cirr , DJ'o. , Aug. 24.-J. W
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"Walker , a prominent business man of
A St. Joseph , Mo. , committed suicide in
his room at the Midland hotel sane
time yesterday , lie came to the hotel -
tel about 10 o'clock yesterday morning ,
registered and went directly to his
room. Nothing more was seen of him
nnti110 o'clock this forenoon , when
the door of his roam was forced and
he was found dead. From all indications -
tions ho had taken a large dose of carbolic -
bolic acid and then shot himself behind -
hind the right ear with a 38-caliber
.revolver.
On a dresser , at the foot of the bath
tub , sat an empty glass and a bottle ,
l which had contained carbolic acid ,
Mr. Walker's clothes were on the floor
by the bath tub , while he reposed in
the tub on his back. A pistol lay at
his right side. There was an ugly
wound just behind his right ear. his
lips were blackened by being burned
with acid.
Dr. 1V. S. Wheeler , deputy coroner ,
who viewed the body , gave it as his
opinion that Walker first took the carbolic -
- bolic acid and then shot himself.
1 Mr , Walker was a brother of S. A.
, Walker , who was cashier for the
Schuster & Hax bank , which failed
about one year ago. lie became trus-
I tee for the Schuster estate and was a
'I member of the firm of Steele & Walker -
ker , wholesale grocers , which also
failed about one year ago. From all
'I ' that can be learned Walker came to
this city yesterday morning from Sat -
t < vannah , Ind. Ter. , where he had been
' enraged in opening up a mine. Lie
left home three weeks ago in company
r with his sour Henry Walker. Young
! , Walker returned to St. Joseph last
' ' Tuesday and told his mother that his
g father would be home in a few days.
Mr. Walker left ntS letters to explain -
plain why he took his own life. His
business reverses are supposed to have
had a great influence in that direction.
Dirs. Walker said she could give no
reason for the rash act.
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L TO HELP THE REBELS.
i ? General Jo S ic1by's Son Organizing e an
. Expeditton to That Country.
i KANSAs CITY , Mo. Aug. 24.-Orville
j D. Shelby , son of General Joseph
It : Shelby , who led the expedition to
.1 , Mexico to help Maxitnilian at the close
of the war , and tvho is now United
States marshal for the Western district -
trict of Missonii : , is at the head of a
movement here to organize an expedition -
dition to Cuba to help the insurgents.
Orville Shelby said to-day : "Yes. I
am going to Cuba , and the expedition
i is already partly organized. I did
t .have hopes that the ) natter would not
get into the papers , but see no use iu
making aq stir about it. However , it
.cannot interfere , with the determination -
tion of our men to go. The government -
ment will certainly not step in until
, we assume a tangible form , and that
is just what we do not propose to do.
We are going to Cuba , and the means
'will be provided for so doing. "
FRANCE HAS WEAKENED.
1VIinister Eustis to be Allowed to See
Ex-Consul Waller.
WAsnIxGTox , Aug 24.-Acting See-
! rctary of State Adee authorizes the
statement that information has been
received from Ambassador Eustis in
response to urgent instructions cabled
him some three weeks ago that the
record of the proceedings and evidence
I in the court-martial of Mr. Waller at
'Tainatave , is expected to reach Paris
toward the end of this month. Mr.
i Eustis also reports that access to Mr.
' Walleii had been accorded to him after
- repeated and urgent requests made on
i the reiterated orders of the depart-
. went of state. . The department not
' having been advised whether Mr.
Eustis has taken advantage of
this permission to delegate to
competent deputy to visit the prison
near Clairvaux , where Mr. Wailer is at
resent confined , and confer with him ,
Mr. Adee had instructed him by telegraph -
- graph that he. should do so at once , if
.not already done. Mr. Adee adds that
this result , reached after repeated tel-
cgrapliic instructions , shows the constant -
' stant activity of the department in
. ' Dir. Waller's case , and it is hoped that
the production of the evidence before
the court-martial will enable the de-
I P artment to forma judgment touching
the conviction of Mr. Waller. The
' . - : international right of this government
to demand the evidence upon which
conviction was reached , in order that
it may better determine its action in
- the case is unquestionable , and is for-
t tified by abundant _ precedents.
Whisky Trust Alive Again.
- _ ALBANY , N. Y. , Aug. 1.-The reorganization -
ganization of the whisky trust was
- - consummated yesterday in the incorporation -
poration at the office of the secretary
of state of the American Spirits Man-
- ttfacturing company with a capital
' -stock of $35,000,000 , for "distilling and
dealing in spirits , including the distill-
redistilling and rectifying of high
wines , alcohol , spirits , gins and whisky.
and malting and dealing in malt. "
REMOVAL CALLED FOR.
a
. Librarian Spofford May' Be Displaced
' ; for Isis shortage.
. 'AsUINGTON , Aug. - --Secretary
x. . Carlisle has ordered the forwarding to
' . _ the preside nt of the report of William
E Meyers , expert treasury accountant ,
in the case of Ainsworth R. Spofford ,
; the venerable librarian of congress ,
that Mr. Spof-
t" ' " and has recommended
ford be ' removed and that propel
taken to recover the full
r. sicus be
.r . , . amount of the deficit of $35,000 found
4 : by Neyers. -
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WOMEN AS INVENTORS.
Jlany Interexting Facts Set Forth , by a
Lode Patent Oaico Report.
1VASIHSCTON , Aug , 24-A pamphlet
published by the patent office gives a
list of the patents issued to women.
This shows that the office was estab- i
lhhcd in 1700 , but the first patent issued -
sued to a woman was in lE09 to Mary
hies , for a method of weaving straw ,
with silk or thread. Six years later
one was issued to Mary Brush
for a ccrs t. It was not until -
til 15.8 that more than one patent
per year was issued to women. In
1562 only fourteen patents were issued
to women , that being the largest in
any year up to that time. The war ,
however , developed the inventive
genius of women and the annual number -
ber of patents issued to them increased
rapidly. Many of them were for inventions -
ventions for either fighting or nursing
devices. The annual issue increased
steadily year by yt a : : In 1570 it was
sixty , in ISS0 over ninety-two , in 150
ever 200 , and in 1503 over 300. From
1809 to 1SS5 women's inventions averaged -
aged thirty a year ; from 15e8 to IS92 ,
-uU a year and siucn ISO _ , 250 ayear.
The pamphlet gives a classification
of women's inventions. This shows
that wearing apparel leads the list
with IGo different patents in thirty
months. Then conies cooking utensils
with 100 inventions ; furniture with
ftfy-five , heating and washing or
cleaning apparatus with forty- odd
each , sewing and spinning devices and
building apparat , s with about
thirty each , educational , medical
apparatus , toys and trunks , about
twenty each. Women have ' tried
their inventive faculties also on baby
carriages , barrel and bicycle attachments -
ments , printing and bottling appar-
atusboxes and baskets , clocks , flowers ,
horseshoes , motors , musical instru-
meuts , plumbing and preserving devices -
vices , screens , stationery , theatrical
apparatus , toilet articles and typewriter -
writer attachments. Few of the pattits
issued to women were forentirely new
creations. Excluding those especially
concerning women's work , nearly all
tle other patents were for attachments -
ments to some previously existing de- I
vice.
WAR OF EXTERMINATION.
Spai Iar.Is Accusavl of Atrocities and Insurgents -
surgents Bitter.
KEY WEST , Fla. , Aug. 2.1.-leliable
advicces from Cuba indicate that the
Spaniards in their efforts to suppress
the rebellion are perpetrating atrocities -
ties almost as terrible as those attributed -
tributed to the Kurds in Armenia. A
few days ago Captain Garrido , a
Spaniard operating with 200 men in
the province of Santiago de Cuba ,
found a hospital in which nearly 100
wounded insurgents had taken refuge.
lie ordered the helpless men to be put
to death in the most cruel manner. IIe
refused to allow them to be shot , but
made his soldiers chop up the victims
with swords. This , with the killing of
Captain Domingo Mugica at Matanzas
July 20 , has greatly inflamed the people -
ple against the Spaniards and many
leading Cubans heretofore loyal to
Spain arc now joining the insurgents.
The insurgent leaders , it is said ,
have resolved to retaliate for these
butcheries , and will put to death all
Spanish prisoners and order that no
prisoners be taken hereafter. They
think that the putting to death of
Mugica indicates Spain has resolved on
a "no quarter" eamliaign. Mugica was
captured about three miles north of
Jovellanos , and was shot as a traitor
to Spain. He was about 25 years old
and came of one of the best families in
Matanzas. A private dispatch received -
ceived here states that he died like a
hero shouting "Vive Cuba Libre" as
the Spanish soldiers fired.
The insurgents are now in possession
of that part of Cuba lying between
Colon and Cape Maysi. The town of
Santu Spiritu is almost completely deserted -
serted , every able-bodied man having
joined the insurgents under lloloff and
Sanchez.
Prnsic Acid Ends Unhappiness.
ST. LOUIS , Mo. , Aug. 2.1.-After
writing a note , in which she said that
she 'vas tired of living in darkness and
'
without friends , Miss Charlotte Field ,
stenographer for the Tilden Chemical
company- allocred prussic acid Wednesday -
nesday night and was dead when found
yesterday. She was a leading bicycle
enthusiast and was well liked in soci-
ety. Site tried to kill herself in May ,
1894 , but failed.
Fleeing From lingo Flres.
Sror1ANI , Wash. , Aug. 2.L--Piaih.
which fell on Tuesday and Wednesday
temporarily checked the forest fires ,
but yesterday the flames broke out
afresh. Many campers and prospectors -
ors who have been out in the forests
are arriving here. All tell of being
overtaken by the fierce rush of flames
and compelled to flee for safety.
General Fry Not Deaa.
TOPEKA , Kan. , Aug. 24.-Word was
received from St. Louis yesterday- that
"General" Fry was in St. Louis and
that lie had been married on Wednes-
day. The barber Bullier ; However ,
still sticks to his assertion that the
mean killed on the Rock Island , whose
body is at the morgue , was the Coxey
a -iuy leader.
Knled by Bandits.
GRAND RAPms , Mich. , Aug. 2t.-De.
tective George 1V. Powers was shot
and killed this morning on a Lake
Shore train , by two men whom he was
attempting to arrest on suspicion of
being the Fennville train robbers.
The bandits jumped off and made their
escape.
Scotch Manufacturers Will Fight.
DUNDEE , Aug. 24.-It is estimated
that 25,000 millworkers are out on a
strike. The manufacturers met this
afternoon and signed an agreement
not to advance wages under the penalty
of 52,500 for a violation of this agree-
ment.
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Since cholera has appeared in Japan
16G00 deaths from the disease have oc
curred.
Postoffice receipts for the thirty
largest cities for July show an increase
of $348,000.
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CONVENTION OF NEBRASKA'S
SILVER DEMOCRATS.
Fen Present to Disturb the flarmony of
the Situation-C. J. Phelps for the
Supreme Court and Dr. Blackburn of
Bolt County and Robert Kittlo for
Regents-None of Bolting Fame Given
a Seat-The Administration Sat Upon
-What the Platform Sets Forth.
Debraskii Silver Democrats.
OMAHA , August 23.-The state con-
rention of free silver democrats was
held here yesterday. The convention
was called to order by Chairman
Smythe. lion. F. 11. Davis of Beatrice
was elected as temporary chairman.
Frank J. Morgan of Cass and N. P.
Nclson of Dodge were made temporary
secretaries , and afterward were made
permanent
Some vacancies on the state central
committee were filled as follows : h ,
G. hail was appointed to succeed J D.
Carson of York. J. C. Kesterson of
Fairbury was relieved and George U.
Clarke of Dihler natued to succeed him.
C..1. Fuhrer of Clay' county was left off
and his place filled by W. Iiurlburt
of Aurora. J. W. Bullard of Northm
Platte Was selected to succeed J. J.
McIntosh. Complaints were also made
against Jerry Ferrell of the Tvventy-
eighth district , and the state comnhlt-
tee was authorized to name his suc-
cessor. In the Lancaster delegation
Patrick McUeer was relieved and M. D.
Welch named in his stead. Frank Con-
ley of Callaway- was named to succed
Bartlett on the committee from the
Fifteenth district.
The following nominations were
made : Judge of the supreme court.
C. J. Phelps of Colfax. For regents of
the state university , Dr. Blackburn of
Molt and Ilobert Kittle of Dodge.
PL.1TPOIt)1 Or Tlll : CONVENTION.
1Ve , the democrats of Nebraska , in
convention assembled , reallirmu outS
faith in those principles written in the
Declaration of American Independence
and emphasized by Jefferson and .Iaek-
son , namely- , that all men are created
equal ; that they are endoived by their
Creator with certain inalienable rights ,
among which are life , liberty and the
pursuit of happiness ; that governments
are instituted among men to secure
their rights , and that governments de-
riyc their just powers from the consent
of the governed , and we demand that
all of the departments of the government -
ment , legislative , executive amid judicial -
cial , shall be administered in accordance -
ance with these principles.
We affirm the declaration made by
the last democratic state convention
held in Nebraska on September2G,180.1.
1\'e believe that the restoration of
the money of the constitution is now
the paramount issue before the coun-
try. and insist that all parties shall
plainly' state their respective positions
upon this question , in order that the
voters may intelligently- express their
pieferencc. We , therefore , declare
ourselves in favor of the immediate
restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the present -
ent legal ratio of 1G to 1 , as such coinage -
age existed prior to 1873 , without waiting -
ing for the aid or consent of any other
nation , such gold and silver coin to be
a full legal tender for all debts , public
and private.
We send greeting to our democratic
brethren throughout the union who
are making such a gallant fight for the
restoration of bhnetalism and congratulate -
ulate them upon the progress made.
ll'e deprecate and denounce as an-
American and subversive of the principles -
ples of free government any attempt to
control the action or policy of the
political parties of this country' by secret -
cret cabals or organizations of any
character , and warn the people against
the danger to our institutions which
lurks under any such secret organization -
tion , whether based on religious , political -
cal or other differences of opinion.
llecognizing that the stability of our
institutions must rest on the virtue and
intelligence of the people , we stand , as
in the past , in favor of the free common -
mon school system of this state , and
deei'are that the same lutist be perpetuated -
ated and receive liberal financial support -
port , and that the management and
control of said school system should be
non-sectarian and non-partisan. .
The democracy of Nebraska approves
and commends the declaration of President -
ident Cleveland in the past in condemning -
ing the pernicious activity of incumbents -
bents of federal offices under the
government in attempting to control
the policy and nominations of their
parties , and we hereby recommend the
renewal of the policy of his first administration -
ministration in that regard. -
We allirm the uncompromising onpo-
sition of the democratic party to the
fostering aid by the government , either
nanal or state , of chattered monopolies -
lies , and declare it as the policyof the
party- from the day's of Jefferson and
Jackson to watch with the utmost jeal-
ousr the encroachments of corporate
power. and we are in favor of such legislation -
islation as will insure a reasonable
control by the state , of corporations
deriving their powers and privileges
from the state , and especially the regulation -
lation of rates for transportation by
the railroads of time state.
This minprity resolution by Mr. Ryan
of hail county , was buried by au almost -
most unanimous vote :
We commend the administration of
President Cleveland as being able. patriotic -
triotic atd honest , and reaflirm the
platform adopted by the democratic
national conventicn at Chicago in 1S92.
After authorizing the state central
committee to remain in power for another -
other year and to fill vacancies on the
ticset and on the committee , the convention -
vention adjourned without date.
NOT WITH TAMMANY.
the Executive Committee of the State
Democracy Wilt Keep Up the Fight.
NEW YORK , Aug. . ' 3. At a meeting
of the executive committee of the state
Democracy the following resolution
was adopted :
Resolved , That it is the sense of the
executive committee of the state Democracy -
ocracy that the members of this organization -
ization shall not participate in any
primaries conducted or overseen by
Tammany hall inspectors or held under
the auspices ofthat organization.
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COLISEUM COLLAPSED.
The Great Amusement Structure at Chicago -
cage Comes Down With a Crash.
CIIICAG0 , Aug. 23.-The Coliseum ,
the large building lately erected on
the site vvltere Buffalo Bill had his
show during the world's fair , collapsed
last night. The building was an immense -
mense affair , and Was to have been
opened with the Barnum & Baily circus -
cus within a few days. It was also
intended for use during conventions.
A force of 200 men had been working
on the 'building night and day , but as
the accident happened during lunch-
hour , when all the men were absent ,
nobody was hurt. The building is a
total wreck and the loss will reach
between $160,000 and $150,000. Had
the accident happened an hour before
or a few hours later , the loss of life
would have been frightful.
UNCLE SAM ACTb.
L'eremptory Demand on France for Ex-
Com ui w ih1er'e Release.
WASIILNGTON , Aug. 2i. 'There is
good authority for the statement that
a peremptory demand will be made by
the United States upon France for the
release of ex-Consul John Waller and
that satisfactory indemnity will be required -
quired for his arrest and imprisonment -
ment , with a probable request for a
omtnission to determine Wailers
rights in Madagascar. The discussion
of the case between the French and
American diplomats has reached a
point where there is little else for the
GJnited States to do , owing to the fact
that repeated requests for a copy of
chic charges and testimony upon which
Waller was convicted have not been
furnished by the French government.
BALFOUR'S SILVER VIEWS.
In Favor of an International Agreement
-lint Not at All Hopeful.
LONDON , Aug. 23.-In the house of
commons , today , time first ford of the
treasury , the flight Ilon.A. J. Balfour ,
replying to Sir John Long , Liberal ,
who asked whether he would advise
the government to invite an international -
national monetary conference , said :
"I am always and have been in favor
of an international agreement , but I i
have not the right to pledge my colleagues -
leagues and I don't belere an international -
national agreement would result from
an international conference. "
Big Telephoto 1Var On.
KANSAS CITY. Auk. 22.-A big teic
phone war is raging in Kansas. It is
between tha tremefhdous Bell telephone
trust , known out here as the Missouri
and Kansas telephone company , and
the Ilarrison Industrial telephone
company. The battlefields are principally -
pally Topeka , Leavenworth , Wichita
and Salina. The bubbling cauldron of
war Tuts even run over into St Joseph
and Carthiagtt in Missouri. In Kansas -
sas City there is a hint in the air that
some of it will come this way. In
Wichita the Missouri and Kansas company -
pany has just offered telephone service
at $ : lo for residence and $3G for business -
ness licenses for a year. In Salina tele-
plone service is said to be given away.
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KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Aug. 23.-L. M.
McQueen who claims - to b e a Baptist
minister from Memphis , Tenn. , went
to police headquarters last night to
have a deep wound in his breast sewed
up. lie told the police that he was
walking : ! long Sixth street when a
colored whom he claims he does not
know , ran up and plunged a knife into -
to hi , breast. The woman ran down
an alley and escaped. McQueen claims
that he never saw time woman before
and does not hn > 5ty why she stabbed
him.
Chicago Divorce Held Cole.
CHICAGO , Aug. 23.-Alfred Cos , a
leading Chicago photographer , left
England in 1877 and in 1501 secured a
divorce here because his wife refused
to leave England. Then he was married -
ried to Miss Bullman of Detroit. Recently -
cently the English woman applied for
divorce , having heard of Cox's second
marriage , and Sir Francis Jeune
granted it , declaring Cox to be a bigamist -
amist and holding the Illinois divorce
to be illegal under the English law.
Behicaded by a Train.
FORT ScorT , Kan. , Aug. 23.-James
Mitchell , the 10 year-old son of J. H.
Mitchell. a real estate agent at for-
ton , left home Sunday and came here
from Kansas City yesterday on his way
to Memphis. Soon afterwards he was
beheaded by a train. lie had just finished -
ished his trade as a machinist in time
Rock Island shops at Horton. A young
man named Penrod from Kansas City
was with hiui when he was killed.
The Sedalia Company- the t'ictoi .
SEn.u.L , : Jo , Aug. 23.-So great
was the rivalry for the prize offered at
the last encampment of the Second
regiment , N. G. ll. , to the company
passing the best inspection , that the
decision was reserved by Captain h
O'Conner of the Eighth cavalry , ' . S.
A. A letter was received today from
Colonel William Coffee , at Carthage ,
announcing that the prize had been
awarded to Company D of Sedalia.
Tlao Deficit Still tjuito Large.
W ASIIINGTON , Aug. 23.-The expenditures -
itures of the government for the firs
two-thirds of the present month exceeded -
ceeded the receipts by $7,000,203 , but
only $1,2.10,000 remain to be paid on '
account of pensions , and time treasury
officials estimate that the deficit will
be reduced ( luring the next ten days
tc about $ ,1,000,000. 'The excess of expenditures -
penditures over receipts last month
was jS,47S,3dS.
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.t t
Civil service has been extended to all .
printers in all departments of the gov-
ernment.
Minister Ransom's friends are said
to be afraid that he will not be reappointed -
pointed to the Mexican mission.
Another holder of a government of- ; t
five has voluntarily resigned. lie is 1 t
Postmaster Kern of Tekema , Neb.
The republic of Mexico is making
great preparations for enterta' ing c
the International congress of Amerto
to kick and pound the nurse. - -
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The mother , without opening bet : yes
or lifting her head , cried out sharply.
"Why will you tease that child so ,
Mary ? Let hIm have what he want'i at
once ,
"But , ma'am , It's a-- =
"Let him have it , I say.
Titus encouraged , Harry clutched at
the wasp and caught it. The yell that
followed brought tears of joy to the
passengers , ,
The mother awoke again.
"Mary ! " she cried , "let him have ! t ! "
Mary turned in her seat and said de.
murely : "lie's got it , ma'am ! " '
.t ltrave Coward.
In a recent address at Chicago Bishop
1Chipple related the following Incident
as an Illustration of the moral courage
of Clristian Indians :
One clay an Indian come Ito our missionary -
sionary and said , "I know this religion
Is true. The men who have walked in
this new trail are better and happier. 1
But I have always been a warrior and
my hands are full of blood. Could I be
a Christian ? "
The missionary repeated the story of
God's love. To test the man he said ,
"May I cut your hair ? " rfi
The Indian nears his i calp-lock for
his enemy.Shen it is cut It is a sign
he will never go on the warpath again. t '
The man said , " 'Y es , you may cut it. I
shall thi ow my old life away. "
It was cut. lie started for home and
met sonic wild Indians. Who shouted 1m 1 m
with laughter , and with taunts said ,
"Yesterday you were a warrior ; today
you are a squaw. "
It stung the man to madness , and lie j
rushed to his home anal threw himself
on time floor and burst into tears. Ills
wife was a Christian and came and pu :
her arms about his neck and said , "Yes-
terday there was not a man fn the
world who dared call you a coward.
Can't you be as brave for Him who
died for you as you were to kill the
Sioux ? "
lie sprang to his feet and sail : "I
can and will ! "
I have .nown many brave , fearless
servants of Christ , but I never knew
ode braver than this chief.
A ltoy ilhnccit Once.
A consecrated minister was one Sabbath -
bath riding to his country appoint-
ment. As he rode along thinking on
spiritual things , he sass' a short distance
before him. near the road on tyhich he
was traveling , a company of boys and
dohs having an exciting rabbit chase.
"Those boys are bre king the Sabbath -
bath , " he thought. "I must reprove
them when I pass. "
The rabbit ran front a ne hiding place
to another and at last took refuge in a
pile of rails beside the road. Every
one was on the alert , yet the minister ,
who had now become much interested
in the chase , saw it lead escaped their
vigilance and was bounding swiftly
away. As lie noted the situation he
shouted : "There it goes , ! ) oys ! There
it goes ! " lie suddenly remembered his
good intentions and his feelings are
better imagined than dezcribed.eSuilice
it to say- that he did not reprove the
boys.-Mary B. Taylor. Toulon , ill.
A Seetihg Inconai'rtenry.
Some years since , Doctor , now
the popular president of a flourishing
western college , was the pastor of a + '
congregation in an eastern city. Ile + "
was one day preaching with great earnestness -
estness and in defining his position on
the question at issue , said : "In the
language of the immortal Luther , } Ier
I stand ; I cannot do otherwise , God
help-
helpHe
He had not finished the familiar quc-
tation when , owing to the fact that he
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was unconsciously on the very edge of
the piat.orm , he fell off and down a
distance of about three feet.
He quickly- picked himself up , and on
entering the pulpit again , he said : i ,
"God helping me I will not change my
moth position , but I will take my stand f' '
just a trifle further from the edge of the l
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platform. ;
The sermon proceeded without any )
further quotations from the "hero of
the reformation.-Rev- . IL Wabn r
Topeka , Kas. ,
A ifoilking Encyclopedia.
Within the limits of these United
States there resides an Irish lady wh c
is the owner of a fine property and Wh'h
is sufficiently educated to read her daily
newspaper. About one year ago , sitting -
ting in her house and within reach of a
splendid copy of the Douay Bible , this
good Woman gravely and in all seriousness -
ness undertook to instruct a gentleman
on religious matters. She told her astonished -
tonished visitor among other information -
tion that Julas had three times tempted
Christ. "And do yea , know , " she went
on , "why Jews do not eat pork ? When
our Savior was upon this earth among
the Jews he compelled a legion of devils
to enter a herd of pigs which forthwith -
with jumped into the river Nile. "
Barring a rich brogue this is a verbatim -
batim report of a part of the conversa-
tion. And the dear lady was in dead
earnest.-Joseph Reed. Pittsburg , Pa.
WIiy Not ?
Some years age in western New Yor. :
the Sunday-school children in a small
village were having an al-day ! picnic ,
with speeches and recitations inter-
spersed. A gentleman , addressing the
children , said during his speech : "Xory ,
children. in the adjoining building the
ladies are preparing a fine dinner for
us. They have everything good to eat ;
among other things there are coolies
with holes in them. Now , when you
eat the cookies what are you going to
do with the holes ? "
A little fellow who sat right in front
of the writer jumped to his feet ant !
called out : "Mister , mister , j know ;
save 'em to put in otter cookies.
She Wore I1ig Sh evei.
The superintendent of the Jur-o ! :
league in a city in Kansas was drilling
the children for a concert. Standing b _
ore them , she said : "Now , I want Kate
Smith-where is she ? She was here
just a moment ago. Oh , dear , you chi- !
dren have plagued me so by running
out , and now Katie is gone just when r
panted her. "
Just then a hearty laugh ran through
the crowd as a little voice said close un
by her side , "Here I am , Mrs. K , right
under your sleeve.-Rev. John F. Kellogg -
logg , Paola , Kan.
Largest in England.
The clock in the tower of St. Paul's
cathedral , London , is the largest in the
British . The dials , three in number -
ber , are each seventeen feet iii diameter ,
and the figures on them are two feet
long. - - - - - _ .
K